Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-02-26

put out the lantern, which he still held In his
hand, and turned TO go home. BY way OF precau-
NAMES be shade ID gan no
the sand heap and climbed over the fence to the
road.
Juan did not hear Pablo when he entered their
| little hut: He had been very tired himself, and
wondered the next morning that Pablo, who usually
arose before daybreak, should be sleeping SO
sOundly: 1t was late when Pablo got up, and he
occupied himself all the morning in cleaning his
clothes, which he usually neglected. He sang and
little song, OF which Juan could only understand
the refrain:
'The devil is dead
And trouble is gone"
That day the festivities upon the lighthouse
hill were seriously 1nterfered with. The wind
howled about the cliffs and the sun did not once
show his face, and toward night a drizzling,
dreary rain set in. That night three bodies were
carried to the common burial pit, but the work.
men did not stop long In the storm, and OF course
did not take the trouble to find out who had been
last put in. Don Manuel was soon forgotten and
was vacant till the first OF the next month, and
then new ledger took possession of it.
FROM the confused talk Of his unfortunate
brother Juan gained an idea Of what had passed,
but Of course said nothing. Pablo no longer
spent his time in the graveyard as it had been his
wont TO do, but carefully avoided the place:
and would even say to Juan, 81 can sleep now
nights Ricardo never comes back as he used to
him that he might rest in his grave in peace"
Uncle Remus, Mars John, and the Pro-
hibitiOn Law.
From the Atlanta, (Ga) Constitution.
One OF Uncle Remus' friends met him on the
street the other day. The old mans face wore q
troubled expression as he paused to return the
Il tell you what boss. he exclaimed, az amt
feelin so mighty tOllerbul well. I'm got a hurtin'
in my knee 11ntS, en- I'm got Stiffness 'mOngSt my
shoulder blades. You amt seen Mars John, is you
"No, I haven't seen him. Don't youknow where
"Not zackly. sab. he done move he Office fun
whr he bin had it. Miss Sally she gun me de
m es Pas ns %s5 }on EN- aa
mighty quick, deyer gwine ter be trouble dar whar
'Nothin' tall de matter right yit, but dey gwine
ter be trouble eff amt fine Marse John, kaze Miss
Sally, she low dey gwine to have comp'ny to din
fer ter put in de f1x1ns. Dat de way Miss Sally
put 1t down. She low dat it don't make no differ
ence ef faint nobody comm but der POI kin dey
got ter have some fiX1n's, en- der fixin's got ter
have some sperrits In UNI. Dat what she tell me
ter tell Mars john en- at what I'm gwine ter tell
"Why, thought" said the gentleman who had
stopped Uncle Remus "that your Mars JOHN laid
In a good supply OF liquors when prohibition went
'Dat zackly what he done, boss" said the old
man, Frightening up little. she fOtch whole
passed. er bottles out home Miss Sally she put UNI
up. Whar dey gone at I'll never tell you. speck
me and Mars John done drunk um up kaZe ef
don't git no dram in de mornin' 1t make me feel
mighty lonesome all day long. Miss Sally done
tell Mars John dat he better drap dish yer poba-
ton, en- now it done got to whar dey gwine be
trouble: Oar de law, EN- dar Mars John, en- dar
Miss Sally, en- yer old man RemuS. Oar we all is,
en- EFF Mars John don't get dem sperrts lots rather
il 'ud be him dan me-"
The gentleman who had stopped Uncle Renus
was proceeding on his way When the Old man
stopped him.
"Boss, he said, "sposen find Mars John, how
ne gwine get dem sperrits? Amt dis yer pobation
law gwine On?'
Yes" said the gentleman, s'the prohibition law
Is In operation, and II your Mars John wants
swell, de name OF de Lord.' exclaimed Uncle
RemuS. 81 gwfne tell Mars John he better go outer
town en- wait twel Miss Sally sorter cool down.
she want dat dram right now, en- ii dey gOter sem
down ter Griffin after 1t, she amt gwine git right
now. I'm mighty glad faint me-dat is
several ways, but it CHANGED that they met again
about an hour afterwards. The Old negro
was laughing and talking to himself, and APP
peared to be Immensely pleased over something or
other.
..You seem to be happy" said the gentleman
"Bless yo SOUL honey! Look lax I'm de lucliest
Niger dat ever bin ennywhar fer ter buy catfish
on credit; is dat!"
''Did you find your Mars John?"
''Shoo! he was de fus man what struck up
W1d en- wen tell i'm wat Miss Sally say he low
he speck he'll halter SEN down to Griffin en- get it.
Well, sir, dat make Inc sorter weak in de back,
kinder foolln, Yit Mars John he low GONE GONE on on,
en- wild dat 1 went wild 1m Den he tuck'n went
In one er dem ar sto' places, en- he writ letter
down ter Griffin AKIN um fer ter SEN in gallon er
dram des soon ez dey kin kase he bleege ter have
1t right den. De man he tuck the letter en- de
muney, en- he low: The1l be long terrectly,' en-
den Mars John he say: 'Remus, you go git yo'
Miss Sally some cramberrtes some celery an den
come back yer after de dram.'"
Sand did you get it,"
'LoOk in dis basket at dem bottles, boss. Deyer
all full but one un EN-, en- Mars John he open dat
IN en- gun me my dram. Dat wat make say wat
does, ," said Uncle Remus scratching his head
'Deze yer trains is glttin' faster en- faster Las
year dey uSeter go to Griffin in about two hours
out now dey goes OAR en- back in about ten min
utes. Well, sir. you kin laugh" the Old man con-
t1nued, "but I'm tellin' you de Lords trure De
train what Drung Mars John dat dram went to
Griffin en- back TO- kin walk two blocks, en- eff dey
WuZ envy hot-bOx enywherS 'roun' amt never is
smell 1t. Dey may fetch me drain, but amt
gwine to ride on um Wen dey rush 'roun' dat
away"
Whereupon the old man trudged home with his
basket.
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